07-17-2008, 03:11 PM
K-9 Officer Killed During Shootout
POSTED: 4:25 am EDT July 17, 2008
UPDATED: 10:45 am EDT July 17, 2008
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MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- A Broward County Sheriff's Office K-9 was shot and killed during an exchange of gunfire with a man in Miami Beach on Thursday morning.
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Police said it started as a domestic dispute at a house located at 309 NE 35 Court in Oakland Park.
The suspect allgedly fired shots. No one there was injured.
The suspect's vehicle was spotted at Commercial Boulevard and I-95 and a pursuit began.
Dozens of officers from several different departments followed that vehicle down I-95 southbound and then eastbound on the 195.
The suspect then drove into the Mount Sinai Hospital campus. Once he was corned, police said the suspect opened fire. During the exchange of gunfire, the K-9 officer was shot. Despite an attempt by emergency room personnel to save the dog's life, the K-9 died at the scene.
The suspect was shot by police. He suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken to the county trauma center, Jackson Memorial Hospital.
The suspect has been identified as 27-year-old Delvin Lewis.
Police are still at the scene but the medical center is open.
POSTED: 4:25 am EDT July 17, 2008
UPDATED: 10:45 am EDT July 17, 2008
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MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- A Broward County Sheriff's Office K-9 was shot and killed during an exchange of gunfire with a man in Miami Beach on Thursday morning.
Related Content: BSO K-9 Unit | The K-9 Pledge
United States Police Canine Association
Police said it started as a domestic dispute at a house located at 309 NE 35 Court in Oakland Park.
The suspect allgedly fired shots. No one there was injured.
The suspect's vehicle was spotted at Commercial Boulevard and I-95 and a pursuit began.
Dozens of officers from several different departments followed that vehicle down I-95 southbound and then eastbound on the 195.
The suspect then drove into the Mount Sinai Hospital campus. Once he was corned, police said the suspect opened fire. During the exchange of gunfire, the K-9 officer was shot. Despite an attempt by emergency room personnel to save the dog's life, the K-9 died at the scene.
The suspect was shot by police. He suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken to the county trauma center, Jackson Memorial Hospital.
The suspect has been identified as 27-year-old Delvin Lewis.
Police are still at the scene but the medical center is open.